• IGA says investment critical to meeting 2035 target
    • 22/09/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The Independent Garage Association (IGA) has called for government investment to ensure the industry has the skills and infrastructure to meet the newly-announced 2035 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced this week that the ban was being pushed back from 2030 to [...]
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  • ULEZ forcing drivers to replace cars
    • 30/08/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    More than a fifth of car users (20.4%) living in cities with clean air zones have sold or are planning to sell their vehicles due to them failing to comply with the schemes. This is according to new research by Britain’s new car buying platform, What Car? The survey of 839 motorists also found that nearly 40% [...]
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  • cap hpi lifts lid on ULEZ compliance
    • 09/08/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New analysis shows one in four cars in Uxbridge is non-compliant with the new Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ). The London ULEZ is due to expand on 29 August to cover all areas in Greater London. It will operate 24 hours a day, every day of the year except Christmas Day. Non-compliant cars will be charged £12.50 [...]
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  • BM Catalysts – Positive future for hot end emissions products
    • 02/08/2023
    • Posted by: Simon Wait
    • Category: Products
    BM Catalysts, Europe’s leading manufacturer of hot end emissions products, is experiencing significant growth, as it continues to invest in upcoming technology and expand its product range to meet increasing and changing market demand.  With new diesel legislation being rolled out across Europe, the automotive [...]
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  • ULEZ expansion gets High Court approval
    • 01/08/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The expansion to London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) will go ahead as planned after a High Court ruling. ULEZ was introduced in 2019 to reduce pollution in the centre of the capital and expanded in 2021 to include areas within the North and South Circular Roads. A statement from London Mayor Sadiq Khan’s [...]
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  • Most motorists already comply with ULEZ
    • 20/07/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    A new survey of London motorists commissioned by Europcar Mobility Group UK found that 61% of motorists say they drive vehicles that are compliant with the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ). Of the remaining motorists, 14% intend to replace their non-compliant vehicle this year and seven per cent will do so in the [...]
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  • SMMT report reveals falling carbon footprint
    • 10/07/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    The annual Sustainability Report produced by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has revealed that UK automotive manufacturers have shrunk the carbon footprint of production to its lowest level on record. They emissions per vehicle made last year by 2.8%, while at the same time producing a record-high [...]
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  • Driving speeds down nearly a third
    • 03/03/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Average speeds in the UK were 30% down in 2022 compared to 2021. DVLA figures revealed that the number of speeding convictions in the ‘SP30’ category for 2022 were estimated at 607,231 compared with 841,107 in 2021. The most recent figure was also lower than those for 2020 (731,020) and 2019, when 801,695 [...]
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  • RHCV delivers first 18-tonne E Tech truck in UK
    • 28/02/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Nottinghamshire-based pallet distributor Mitchells of Mansfield has taken delivery of the UK’s first 18-tonne E Tech electric curtain-sided truck from RH Commercial Vehicles. The move is part of the company’s ambition to reduce and offset 25% of it carbon emission this year, 50% by 2024 and 100% by [...]
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  • Older vehicles to drive beyond 2030 ban
    • 24/11/2022
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    New research has revealed that there are a staggering number of vehicles on UK roads with nearly a million miles on the clock, suggesting that many older car and vans will last long past the 2030 ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel vehicles. Among the models proving most durable are the 29 Vauxhall Astras and [...]
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